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Production Leader

Burton on Trent, LJ, gbFull-time2026-10-29 → 2026-11-11

Core

Lead, coordinate, and continuously improve day-to-day production activities across allocated cells/lines to deliver safe operations, right-first-time quality, adherence to standard hours, and on-time delivery.

Role type

Production Leader (Manufacturing)

Builds

Customer deliverable products in rail or automotive manufacturing

Domain

Rail and automotive manufacturing

Deliverable

production features

Required skills

people management, lean manufacturing, health & safety compliance, quality systems management, production scheduling, process optimization, ERP systems, MS Office applications

Preferred skills

HGV/Heavy Plant Fitting experience, rail or automotive industry experience, continuous improvement methodologies

Technologies

ERP, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Outlook

Responsibilities

Lead safety briefs, toolbox talks, and risk assessments; manage workshop daily requirements for customer deliverable products; drive down production costs through continuous improvements; monitor performance to achieve agreed throughput rates; lead and motivate team to ensure engagement and KPI achievement; troubleshoot process or equipment issues.

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC